Mangalore : B Nagaraj Shetty, President of Kadri Kambala Samiti, and chairman, Coastal Development Authority speaking at the press meet at Press Club said that, historic Kadri Sri Manjunateshwara Devara Kambala will be held at Kadri on December 12, Sunday .
As a part ofKambala, Kesura Gadde Ota (slush race), tug-of-war, `tappangai’ competitions will be held prior to the buffalo race. The kambala will include competitions in `kana halage’, `hagga hiriya’, and `hagga kiriya’ categories. The owners of winning buffaloes each each categories will receive a gold medal.
The event is being jointly organised by Kalkura Foundation, Sri Ganesh Shipping Agency, Land Links and Lions Club, Mangalore-Kodialbail.
Gurupura Kedubari Guruvappa Poojary will be felicitated withthe ‘Guthu Award’ on the occasion.
He said that the State-level Kesaru Gadde ota will be inaugurated at 8.30 am by Sri Devi Education Trust Chairman A Sadananda Shetty while Seemanth Kumar Singh, City Police Commissioner will preside over the occasion.
Krishna J Palemar, District-in-Charge Minister will inaugurate the tug of war competition at 10 am and K S Balachandra Rao, Canara Bank Deputy General Manager will preside.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel will inaugurate the Thappangai competition. Kannada Sahithya Parishat former state president Harikrishna Punaroor will inaugurate the ‘otada kona’ competition at 1 pm, he said.